New Jersey § 12:7-34

§ 12:7-34.

(a) Whenever any vessel upon the waters of this State is involved in an accident,

it shall be the duty of the operator, so far as he can do so without serious danger

to his own passengers, guests, crew, himself or his vessel, to render to all other

persons affected by the accident such assistance as may be necessary in order to save

them from or to minimize any danger caused by the accident. He shall also give his name, address, and identifying information regarding his

vessel to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the accident. Any person who shall violate this subsection shall be fined not less than $200 or

more than $400, or be imprisoned for a period of not more than 30 days, or both, for

the first offense, and for a subsequent offense, shall be fined not less than $400

or more than $600, or be imprisoned for a period of not less than 30 days or more

than 90 days, or both. (b) Whenever an accident involves any vessel subject to this act and results in the

death, disappearance, or injury of any person, or in property damage in excess of

the federal standard for filing an accident report as established pursuant to 33 C.F.R. s.173.55 , the operator or operators thereof shall file, with the Division of State Police,

a full description of the accident, including such information as that division may,

by regulation, require within the times specified in subsection (c) of this section. The Superintendent of State Police shall notify operators, in a manner deemed appropriate,

of a change in the federal standard for filing an accident report. (c) A boating accident that occurs on the waters of this State shall be reported to

the Division of State Police by the quickest means of communication possible, if the

accident has caused the death or the disappearance of any person; any other reportable

boating accident that may result in personal injury or property damage shall be reported

within 10 days to the Division of State Police. (d) The report of a boating accident herein required to be made by the operator of

the vessel involved in the boating accident shall not, during any judicial proceeding,

be referred to in any way; it shall not be subject to subpoena nor admissible as

evidence in any proceeding. Subject to these restrictions, information contained in a boating accident report

and any statistical information based thereon will be made available upon request

for official purposes to the United States Coast Guard or any federal agency successor

thereto.